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We knew there was water in abundance on Mars, but we never saw its ocean. This is it, as uncovered by strong new evidence found over the course of two years by the MARSIS radar on board ESA's Mars Express. More »...

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Most internet traffic on smartphones is carried by Wi-Fi, suggesting mobile networks could be sidelinedFrom Norwich to New York, hotspots are pulsing on every street. A messy urban patchwork of Wi-Fi signals is being gradually woven into a blanket of coverage which may soon be equal to the signals pumped...

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The UK’s Information Commissioner Office (ICO) is reconsidering the feeble hand slap it gave Google for its Street View data-collection debacle in light of new evidence surfaced by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission. On Tuesday the ICO reopened its investigation into Street View, moved to do so by an FCC...

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[DEVELOPING STORY -- still adding detail]Via Twitter, reports are coming on the partial verdict that the jury rendered today on the copyright part of Oracle v. Google.The partial verdict holds Google to have infringed the sequence, structure and organization of 37 Java APIs through the use of those APIs in...

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Every week the media seems to offer a new account of some dumb crook who is off to the slammer because he posted about his caper on Facebook. It turns out this phenomenon may be even more widespread than we think. A new survey reports that social media played a...

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Apple on Wednesday defended itself in a Shanghai court against Proview International, which claims Apple is violating a trademark it holds on the “iPad” name, the New York Times reported. Proview’s allegations have prevented the Cupertino-based company from selling its popular tablet in numerous smaller Chinese cities, however Apple Stores...

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Two different reports suggest that Apple may in fact be planning to update the Mac Pro next week. MacRumors says it has learned that Apple began pulling Mac Pro stock from retail stores several weeks ago, although staff were told to inform customers they could still buy the computer online....

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MegaUpload founder Kim Dotcom was just released on bail after new evidence cropped up, CNET says, citing media reports in New Zealand. The courts did not consider him to be a flight risk, according to the report. We disagree. Kim Dotcom sounds basically like a real-life James Bond villain,...

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New evidence suggests that Microsoft will not have a new version of Office ready in time for the anticipated launch of Windows 8 this fall. Today, a Microsoft partner posted screenshots of several Microsoft product roadmaps on Twitter, and Mary Jo Foley reposted them on ZDNet. According to those roadmaps,...

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IBM has reportedly laid off just over 1,000 employees so far this week, and more could be coming, according to documents from a workforce group. IBM didn't comment on the layoffs, but word leaked from Alliance@IBM/CWA Local 1701, which is IBM employees' Communications Workers of America union. It gathers...

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A slice of the Martian meteorite NWA 998. nasa.gov/Adam and Greg Hupe Meteorites from Mars contain specks of graphite-like carbon trapped within them. There have been a variety of explanations for this reduced form of carbon over the years, with some even viewing it as an indication of life...

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An interactive panoramic view of the place where scientists are hoping to make the first human contact with alien life "When we get evidence of intelligent life out there, it's going to come through Hat Creek. That's going to be the place, " says Ron Barrett of Alameda, California, the...

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After a report Wednesday from security company Symantec put the number of Macs affected by the Flashback malware at just 140k, it appeared that Apple’s Java patch was working to reduce infections. But today the discoverer of the Flashback malware, Dr. Web, has produced new numbers that show some 650K...

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By msnbc.com staff﻿﻿﻿Data on all phone calls, text messages, email traffic and online visits would be stored for a year in vast databases under a new anti-terrorism plan in Britain, The Telegraph reported Saturday on its website.The report, which did not cite sources, said that phone companies and broadband providers would be...

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The future isn’t quite as streamlined as GOOG might have us believe. Promotional photos for Google Glasses have revealed prototypes for Project Glass to be a little awkward, sure. Perhaps even a smidge La Forgian, if you will. But a new evidence posted by Sergey Brin on his very own...

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New evidence indicates that rocky, Earth-like planets can form around a diverse range of stars, suggesting that the universe holds many more of the planets than previously thought. The finding could have important consequences for the hunt for extraterrestrial life. Continue reading…...

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In a story published Thursday, the New York Post has what appears to be new evidence that Apple “plans to launch a streaming TV service by Christmas.” At first glance, it’s a pretty compelling and sensational story… But take a closer look at what the article is actually reporting, and...

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Security firm Symantec has witnessed Flame malware removing itself from infected machines, overwriting the information with random characters to cover its tracks. This process was discovered late last week on Symantec's "honeypot" computers, or machines that are purposely infected with malware for the purpose of monitoring and studying its...

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I had to wait for this day -- yesterday, to be precise -- for almost 16 long months. But there are other people who believe in things they say and have to wait even longer, or don't even live to see, their vindication.On January 21, 2011, I published a blog...

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Although Samsung confirmed that it will not be holding a press conference at this month’s Mobile World Congress, the vendor is still expected to unveil new devices at the show. New evidence suggests that the Galaxy Note 10.1, which appears alongside the original Galaxy Note in a MWC Developer Day invitation,...

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In a story published Thursday, the New York Post has what appears to be new evidence that Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) “plans to launch a streaming TV service by Christmas.” At first glance, it’s a pretty compelling and sensational story….But take a closer look at what the article is actually...

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Facebook sought to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a man who claims to own half of the world's largest social network. The company said its "team of world-renowned forensic experts" had uncovered new evidence demonstrating that Paul Ceglia had committed "massive fraud" in his 2010 lawsuit against the company....

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My relationship with Google News has always run hot and cold. No make that cold and tepid. From the very beginning of Google News as an experiment back in 2001, they refused to index my work, which they said was my fault, not theirs (“they” being an algorithm attached to...